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$8.5 million deal: Adidas replaces Nike as Nigeria’s sports equipment, kits sponsor
USAfricaonline.com: Nigeria will end its 11-year association with Nike and return to Adidas, following Adidas' agreement to an $8.5 million-a-year equipment deal with the Nigeria Football Federation. It is assessed…
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Neutralizing South Africa’s xenophobic excesses. By Chidi Amuta
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